Oscar Boyd

London

Freelance Podcast Producer, with work for @guardian, @cleaninguppod, @climate. Recently cycled the length of Japan

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Articles

How a Shortage of Transformers Threatens Electricity Supply

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

A crucial device is hampering efforts to build global electricity supply, just as the demand is rising from data centers, electric cars and heat pumps. To slash emissions fast, the formula is simple: electrify everything and clean up the grid. But in practice, progress is slowed by all sorts of bottlenecks — from arcane permitting processes to sky-high electricity costs.
A Trillion-Dollar Fund Manager on Climate Investing in 2025

3 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

Greg Wasserman of Wellington Management has been making climate investments in companies for almost 20 years, so how does he weigh up the current moment? Article content(Bloomberg) — Low-carbon tech investments reached $2.1 trillion last year. But with the whole world trying to work out how to navigate US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy agenda, is 2025 still a good time to invest in climate tech?
A Trillion-Dollar Fund Manager on Climate Investing in 2025

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

A panel of switches for the heat pumps and boilers at the new cruise terminal extension at Portsmouth International Port in Portsmouth, UK. (Bloomberg) -- Low-carbon tech investments reached $2.1 trillion last year. But with the whole world trying to work out how to navigate US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy agenda, is 2025 still a good time to invest in climate tech?
Australia's Rebuke of Trump Is Electing a Climate-Forward Party

1 month ago | financialpost.com | Akshat Rathi |David Stringer |Oscar Boyd

Labor Party’s climate credentials will be put to test very soon, says David Stringer, Bloomberg Green’s Asia managing editor, on this week’s episode of ZeroArticle content(Bloomberg) — Australia is in a unique place when it comes to the energy transition. It is the world’s largest exporter of coal and a leading exporter of gas, yet has set a target to have 82% renewable electricity by 2030 and hit net-zero by 2050.
Australia’s Rebuke of Trump Is Electing a Climate-Forward Party

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |David Stringer |Oscar Boyd

Labor Party’s climate credentials will be put to test very soon, says David Stringer, Bloomberg Green’s Asia managing editor, on this week’s episode of ZeroAustralia is in a unique place when it comes to the energy transition. It is the world’s largest exporter of coal and a leading exporter of gas, yet has set a target to have 82% renewable electricity by 2030 and hit net-zero by 2050.
Canada Picks a Climate Leader to Butt Heads With Trump

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Danielle Bochove |Oscar Boyd

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has been an international leader on climate. Can he translate that into domestic policy? This week, Canadians went to the polls and elected Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal party to be their prime minister. Carney is a newcomer to politics, but is well known in international finance circles, running both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. He is also a climate champion.
How Investors Can Cash In on a Green Tech Boom in Emerging Markets

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

Global investment in clean energy hit a record $2 trillion last year, according to BloombergNEF, but developing countries only see a sliver of that funding. Private investors are wary of unfamiliar markets, currency risks, and perceived instability. More than 80% of investments that cut emissions are funded by the private sector in rich countries, says Avinash Persaud, special adviser to president of the Inter-American Development Bank. “But it's not happening in developing countries.”
These ‘Beautiful’ Banks Are Being Pitched to Save Climate Finance

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

“Development banks are lending in the order of around $200 billion a year. We need them to be lending three times that amount,” says Avinash Persaud, climate adviser to the Inter-American Development Bank, on Zero. Developing countries require trillions of dollars a year to transition to clean energy and build climate-resilient infrastructure. So where will the money come from?
How the Financial System Can Work for Climate, Not Against It

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

Only a small fraction of global clean-energy spend reaches emerging economies. How to move more money quickly to developing countries is one of the key questions of the transition. So for the next three episodes of Zero, we’ll be continuing our Moving Money series, focusing on costs of capital, multilateral development banks and the role of the private sector.
Is Tesla's EV Supremacy in the Rearview Mirror?

2 months ago | financialpost.com | Akshat Rathi |Craig Trudell |Oscar Boyd

To help us unpick the latest EV trends, twists and turns, Zero is joined by Craig Trudell, Bloomberg’s global automotive editor, who offers a unique insight into the EV market. Listen to the full episode and learn more about Zero here. Subscribe on Apple or Spotify to stay on top of new episodes. Our transcripts are generated by a combination of software and human editors, and may contain slight differences between the text and audio. Please confirm in audio before quoting in print.